Kitchen towels smell immediately after washing: here's how to get the smell out

Old kitchen towels often have not only recognizable stains from fat, juices, and other foods, but also a no less recognizable smell.

Before running to the store and replacing your old towels that have an unpleasant odor, you should try to wash them. And a few proven methods can restore not only whiteness but also a pleasant aroma, writes Martha Stewart.

How to wash kitchen towels?

Sometimes even after washing in the machine, the fabric of kitchen towels looks stale and also smells unpleasant. So before the next wash, soaking them won’t hurt. To get rid of old stains and odors, you can use several folk remedies.

Here is what you should soak the towels in, writes UNIAN.

Soda. This remedy well breaks down fat. So towels should be soaked in 5 liters of hot water. In it, dissolve 3 – 4 tablespoons of soda, as well as a piece of grated household soap. After that, rinse the towels and wash as usual.

Household soap. Grate the soap. You can also use liquid. Such soap not only kills bacteria but also reliably removes grease.

Vinegar. For several liters of water, add 200 milliliters of vinegar. Or you can pour it directly into the conditioner compartment.

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After this, towels are recommended to be washed at high temperatures—only then can you kill bacteria in the fibers that cause unpleasant odors. If the towels are cotton, the fabric will withstand such washing without issues.

And microfiber towels should be washed somewhat more delicately, at a maximum temperature of 60 degrees. Also never use fabric softener when washing: it only forms a film on the fabric surface from the cleaning agent, and because of this towels absorb moisture worse.